Vegetable Diagnostics 101: Insects and Diseases Resources for Pest Identification Norm Leppla, Director UF/IFAS Statewide IPM Program

University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service http://ifas.ufl.edu

Cooperative Extension Service • • • • • • • • • Agent consultation Pest diagnostics Training programs Plant clinics Master gardeners Access to Extension specialists Local and UF library (literature searches) Pesticide applicator licensing Information dissemination (newsletters)

How to Send a Sample to Gainesville and Receive the Results?

Maybe if I put enough stuff in this box, put a stamp on it, and send it to Gainesville someone will tell me what’s wrong with my plant?

I can’t determine your problem here, but I can get your sample to the right laboratory for an accurate and timely diagnosis.

Extension Soil Testing Insect Identification Plant Disease Clinic & Nematode Assay Plant Identification A. Camerino

• • • • Florida Plant Diagnostic Network (FPDN) (http://fpdn.ifas.ufl.edu) Southern Plant Diagnostic Network (SPDN) (http://spdn.ifas.ufl.edu) International Plant Diagnostic Network (IPDN) (http://www.intpdn.org) National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) (http://www.npdn.org)

DDIS and Diagnostic Laboratories

http://ddis.ifas.ufl.edu

Submitting DDIS Samples Amanda Hodges, Ph.D. & Jiannong Xin, Ph.D.

UF/IFAS Extension

IPM Florida

provides statewide, interdisciplinary and inter-unit coordination and assistance for UF/IFAS integrated pest management research, Extension and education faculty http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu

Direct Access to IPM Information

• • • • • Habitat-specific IPM guides, fact sheets.

EDIS articles, Featured Creatures, etc.

Links to specialized websites with IPM management information specific to a crop or situation.

Key contacts for expert advice on managing pests.

Additional resources for pest identification and management, e.g., diagnostic services.

Extension Guides

http://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/vegetable_handbook.shtml

EDIS

/ http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu

Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS)

The EDIS website is a comprehensive, single source repository of all current UF/IFAS peer reviewed publications (about 7,500). http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu

Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS)

• • • • • • Agriculture Community Development Environment Families & Consumers 4H Youth development Lawn & Garden • • • • • • • • Aquaculture Crops Livestock Nursery & GH Organic farming Agricultural safety Small farms Turf & sod

EDIS Agriculture Crops • • • • • Subtopics: Commercial Vegetable Production- Subtopics Vegetable Gardening Specific Vegetables A-Z Vegetables by Type Vegetable Industry • • • • • • • • Cultural Practices for Vegetables Economics of Vegetables Vegetable Irrigation Nutrition and Fertilizers for Vegetables Vegetable Pest Management Vegetable Post-harvest and Processing Vegetable Production Handbook Florida Greenhouse Vegetable • Production Handbook Vegetable Production -- Miami Dade Vegetable Production (en)

Vegetable Pest Management • • • • • • • • Subtopics: Greenhouse Pest Management Vegetable Diseases Vegetable Garden Pest Management Vegetable Pest Insects Vegetable Pest Nematodes Vegetable Pest Management by crop Vegetable Pesticides Vegetable Weeds • • • • Vegetable Diseases- Subtopics Vegetable Diseases by crop Alternaria Anthracnose Plant Disease Management • • • Guide- Vegetable Crops Rhizoctonia and Brown Patch Tospovirus Vegetable Publications

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures / Featured Creatures provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms. The site is a cooperative venture of the University of Florida's Department of Entomology and Nematology and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Division of Plant Industry. All articles are official publications of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu